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华盛顿—— 弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员蒂姆·凯恩周日对去年支持克里斯蒂·诺姆担任国土安全部部长一职表示后悔。
“这是个大错误，”凯恩在《玛格丽特·布伦南主持的面向全国》节目中说道。
特朗普总统周四宣布，由于上周一系列争议事件爆发，诺姆将卸任该职务。总统同时宣布，他已选定俄克拉荷马州共和党参议员马克韦恩·穆林作为她的继任者。
凯恩是去年投票支持诺姆确认担任国土安全部部长的七名民主党议员之一。作为前州长，凯恩周日指出，诺姆领导南达科他州的经历是他支持其确认的理由，称“州长通常是优秀的内阁秘书”。
“但我们学到的是，而且这一点需要继续重视，她并没有发号施令，”凯恩表示，“而是斯蒂芬·米勒在发号施令。只要他在没有改革的情况下继续发号施令，这个部门就会一直是个非常、非常 rogue（脱离常规的）、叛逆的部门。”
凯恩表示，民主党人担心穆林接任国土安全部部长后可能面临同样的命运，警告他可能会屈服于特朗普的高级助手。北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯周日也警告米勒拥有“过大的影响力”，称米勒也应该被解职，尽管蒂利斯表示他相信穆林会比诺姆更独立行事。
凯恩也承认穆林“可能会有不同表现”。
“我们希望看到的不仅仅是门上标牌的更换，我们希望看到移民和海关执法局（ICE）以及边境巡逻队（CBP）运作方式的改革，”凯恩说，“它们应该像地方执法部门那样运作——不得在没有搜查令的情况下闯入民宅，使用随身摄像头，佩戴口罩。”
与诺姆类似，穆林也将面临参议院的确认程序。他已经获得至少一名民主党议员的支持，即宾夕法尼亚州参议员约翰·费特曼。
国土安全部的这一人事变动正值该部门资金拨款陷入僵局之际。民主党人要求改革移民执法机构，并承诺在达成协议之前继续反对为该部门提供任何资金。与此同时，这个同时负责运输安全管理局（TSA）、联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）和海岸警卫队的部门自2月14日资金到期以来一直处于停摆状态。
凯恩强调，民主党希望为国土安全部的其他机构提供资金，同时将持续谈判限制在移民执法机构范围内。他指出，国土安全部的移民执法部门在去年的《美丽一揽子法案》中获得了大量资金注入。
“他们并没有资金短缺，”凯恩说，“我们可以在那里继续进行改革讨论。”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sen-tim-kaine-says-he-made-a-big-mistake-voting-for-kristi-noems-confirmation/
Sen. Tim Kaine says supporting Kristi Noem as DHS secretary was a “big mistake”
March 8, 2026 / 1:50 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, expressed regret on Sunday for supporting Kristi Noem for Department of Homeland Security secretary last year.
“Big mistake,” Kaine said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”
President Trump announced Thursday that Noem would leave her role following a string of controversies that boiled over last week. The president announced that he had selected GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as her replacement.
Kaine was one of seven Democrats who voted in favor of Noem’s confirmation to the role at the helm of DHS last year. On Sunday, Kaine, a former governor, pointed to Noem’s time leading South Dakota as his justification for supporting her confirmation, saying “governors are often good Cabinet secretaries.”
“But what we learned, and this bears going forward, is that she wasn’t calling the shots,” Kaine said. “Stephen Miller is calling the shots, and as long as he is calling the shots without reforms, this is going to continue to be a very, very rogue, renegade department.”
Kaine said Democrats fear that Mullin could face the same fate when he takes over as DHS secretary, warning of the possibility that he could bow to the top Trump aide. GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina also warned about Miller’s “outsized influence” on Sunday, saying on CNN that Miller should be ousted as well, though Tillis said he believes Mullin will act more independently than Noem.
Kaine also acknowledged that Mullin “could demonstrate otherwise.”
“What we want to see is not just the change in the name plate on the door, we want to see reforms to the way ICE and CBP operates,” Kaine said. “They should operate like local law enforcement does — not invading peoples’ homes without warrants, body cameras, not wearing masks.”
Like Noem, Mullin will face a confirmation process in the Senate. Already he’s received support from at least one Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania.
The switchup at DHS comes amid a stalemate over funding for the department. Democrats have demanded reforms to immigration enforcement agencies and have pledged to continue opposing all funding for the department until an agreement can be reached. Meanwhile, the department — which also oversees TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard — has been shut down since Feb. 14, after funding lapsed.
Kaine stressed that Democrats want to fund the other agencies at DHS, while confining the ongoing negotiations to the immigration enforcement agencies. He noted that DHS’ immigration enforcement received an influx of funds in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year.
“They’re not running out of money,” Kaine said. “We can continue the reform discussion there.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sen-tim-kaine-says-he-made-a-big-mistake-voting-for-kristi-noems-confirmation/
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